diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b161997..488f6c3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ $(WIREGUARD_DIR)/src/Makefile: $(WIREGUARD_TAR)
 	tar -xf $(WIREGUARD_TAR)
 	patch $(WIREGUARD_DIR)/src/netlink.c $(ROOT_DIR)/patch/netlink.patch
 	patch $(WIREGUARD_DIR)/src/peerlookup.c $(ROOT_DIR)/patch/peerlookup.patch
+	patch $(WIREGUARD_DIR)/src/compat/compat.h $(ROOT_DIR)/patch/wireguard-linux-compat.patch
 	patch $(WIREGUARD_DIR)/src/compat/siphash/siphash.c $(ROOT_DIR)/patch/siphash.patch
 ifeq ($(APPLY_MEMNEQ_PATCH), 1)
 	patch $(WIREGUARD_DIR)/src/compat/Kbuild.include $(ROOT_DIR)/patch/memneq.patch
diff --git a/patch/wireguard-linux-compat.patch b/patch/wireguard-linux-compat.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d0d9ba4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patch/wireguard-linux-compat.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+--- src/compat/compat.h	2022-06-27 12:54:37.000000000 +0200
++++ src/compat/compat.h	2024-03-31 01:44:27.000000000 +0100
+@@ -37,10 +37,6 @@
+ #error "WireGuard requires Linux >= 3.10"
+ #endif
+ 
+-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(5, 6, 0)
+-#error "WireGuard has been merged into Linux >= 5.6 and therefore this compatibility module is no longer required."
+-#endif
+-
+ #if defined(ISRHEL7)
+ #include <linux/skbuff.h>
+ #define headers_end headers_start